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Thank you to everyone who chimed in on this conversation. Apparently, the right person noticed. My suspended YouTube account has been reinstated. If you want to check out the web series, now you can. http://cwatf.com/

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What was the explanation? Pardon my cynicism, but without furnishing even a screenshot of the suspension notice I have no way to decide whether Youtube was at fault or whether this is a marketing stunt. I find it hard to believe you have never received a single warning about anything prior to them using the nuclear option against you, given the well-documented existence of their DMCA grievance process and suchlike.

I received the below email at 10:10pm yesterday (1/16/13), which was the first time YouTube has communicated with me.

Hi there,

After a review of your account, we have confirmed that your YouTube account is not in violation of our Terms of Service. As such, we have unsuspended your account. This means your account is once again active and operational.

If you forgot your password, please visit this link to reset it: (link)

Sincerely, The YouTube Team

Certainly not a stunt. I don't even know how I'd go about suspending my own YouTube account, which I was only able to access for the first time in over a week after receiving this email.

It sounds more like someone falsely claimed you had hacked the account or so, if they shut it down with no communication at all.

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